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  <title><![CDATA[Listen: Why is protein having a moment? ]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>If you’ve walked the aisles of a grocery store, scrolled through social media, watched television, or set foot in a fast-casual restaurant chain in recent months, you know that protein is having its moment.</p><p>So, why are brands pushing protein? An <a href="https://ific.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IFIC-Spotlight-Survey-Protein-Perceptions.pdf">International Food Information Council study</a> found that 70% of adults are looking to increase their protein intake. But as it makes its way into more products than ever before, is it too much of a good thing?</p><p><a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/lesley-baradel">Lesley Baradel</a> is a registered dietitian, nutritionist, and lecturer in the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech. In this <a href="https://news.gatech.edu/features/2026/02/generating-buzz-protein-packed-industry">episode of "Generating Buzz</a>", she digs into the protein-packed trend, with implications ranging from health and wellness to marketing and how the rise of GLP-1s factors into the increased focus on the macronutrient.</p>]]></body>
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